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[Untaught88]

Hi,

I enjoyed your lecture ..... the social evils.

Which preposition can be used beside 'on'?

 

[GoesStation]

"About". No article is used after the preposition unless the topic was a specific item.

 

[GoesStation]

For example:

I enjoyed your lecture about scale.
I enjoyed your lecture about the importance of scale in the physical world.

 

[Untaught88]

I am going to shop. Should we use the article here?

 

[Untaught88]

No article is used after the preposition. Can you please explain it? Isn't 'to' a preposition?

 

[emsr2d2]

Are you talking about your original example or your example in post #5?

 

[Tdol]

No article is used after the preposition. Can you please explain it? Isn't 'to' a preposition?

I am going to shop. (Shop is a verb- the activity)
I am going to the shop. (Shop is a noun for the place)

 

[Untaught88]

I am talking about Goestation's words which are: "No article is used after prepositions."

 

[emsr2d2]

"About". No article is used after the preposition unless the topic was a specific item.

I am talking about Goestation's words which are: "No article is used after prepositions."

Read it again. GS did not say "No article is used after prepositions". He said "No article is used after the preposition unless ...". He was referring only to the original sentence that you suggested.